Method of mounting postage stamps or the like



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Patented Oct. 14, 1941 'METHOD OF -MOUN.TING POST-AGE -STA1VIPS OR LIKEGuy Hill, Rondbosch, Cape Town, Cape of Good fiopa'llnionaof SouthAfrica Application .July 21, 1939, Serial No. 285,819

.In the .Union of; South Africa Februany27, I939 '6 Claims.

" This invention relates to an improved method -of mounting :postagestamps or like articles on sheets, which may if desired be bound tofor-man album, in which no-adhesive 9111311181 121] -is required.

The main object of my invention .is to provide means for mountingpostagestampsso that the stamps :can be arranged as may be desired on analbum sheet and a'fter such-arrangement-the position of anystamp.orstamps can :be changed on the sheet, :such -as for the purpose ofmounting .a .10

.new variety, without requiring any stamp to be subject to possibleinjury by being touched or .handled, and without requiringanyadhesivematerial to be used in-contact with .any stamp .it-

- self 'or with any of the elements vor .means .used

to mount the stamp on the album =or mounting .sheet.

Another object of my invention is ;to .provide means whereby thecatalogue number .ordata re- =garding a stamp, .insteadofbeingrecordedon.the,-.20

album or mounting sheet, as is the general i-practice, is recorded onone of theelementsto which the stamp is secured so that in.firstmounting the stamp or-changing the location of .thestamp on "thealbum sheet, the element withvthe datare- :garding the-stamp andthestampitself are. moved or ,placed in .any desired position .as .a .unit.7 According to the invention broadly, stamps or like articles :areattached to va mounting sheet by .means .of a relatively stiff backingmember having projecting securing tabs .for "insertion .in spaced slitsznzovidedin vtheimounting .sheet,.sai'cl .article being secured to theface of the backing member by an enclosing protective wramiing .of

thin transparent sheetmaterial, which protective. 35

wrapping is in 'turn secured to the backing sheetby inwardly "foldedflaps, embracing said backing sheet. Said 'flaps are maintained inembracing relationship with the backing sheet by beinglo- .eated'betweenthe rear side thereof and that por- 'tion of the mounting sheet normallytending .to make contact therewith. One or more slots through which asecuring tab or tabsisor areinserted before insertion .o'fthesemembers'in the .slits in the mounting sheet, maybeprovided in the transparentprotective wrapping sheet.

It is to be understood that the invention, although L particularlyapplicable to' postage stamps 'a'lsobe'used for .the exhibition ormounting of all manner of articles such as for instance, ,photographs,negatives, museum specimens and soforth.

To enable the invention to be more clearly understood and carried intopractice, reference isnow made tothe accompanying sheets of draw- .55

theinvention.

.ings in whichlike referencenumerals denote like parts throughouttheseveral views.

In the drawings: Rig. .1 shows a mounting sheet with postage stampsmounted .thereon according .to theinvention. Fig. 2 shows .a bankingsheet cording to the invention. Fig.=3,shows .a modified construction ofbacking sheet. I

Lliig. lshows a protective wrapping sheet constructed and marked with.fold lines according to constructed ac- Fig. 5 shows a .modified' formof ,protective wrappingsheet. I .Fig. fishowsa further modified form ofbacking sheet.

- 'Fig.'7 shows yet alfurther form which aback- "ing sheetmaytake. Fig.'8 shows a modified form of protective wrappingsheet particularlyadapted for .use with the 'backingsheets shown in Figs. 6 and 7..

Fig. 9 shows a portion of a mounting sheetof modified construction withpostage stamps mounted thereon according .to a vmodified ar- .rangement.I

'Fig fl0 shows yet a further modifiedform which the protective wrappingsheet maytake.

1'1 is .a perspective view illustrating the several parts in theirpartially assembled positions; and Fig. 12.is a vertical and sectionalview of the ,parts shown'in Fig..l'1, in their assembledposi- 'tionson'a mounting sheet.

Referring .to the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a mounting sheetof paper provided. with rows of equallyrspaced slits 2 runninghorizontally with respect to the upright position of the sheet.Thepostage stamp 3, or theset offourstamps 24 are mountedby'the use ofthe backingsheetgfl (Fig. 2) and the transparent protective wrap-;pingsheet 5 .(Fig. 4) As clearly shown, each of the tabs 6 andfia, isadapted to be inserted in one .of the slits "2. Prior to such insertionhowever, the stamp 3 is enclosed by the Wrapping sheet 5Linthe'fQIIoWing manner:

The stamp 3 is first of all placed face down- -wards within therectangularspace defined by the fold'lines I, '8, 9-and Ill. The sheetis then folded double about the central fold line 8 so "that the lowerhalf thereof coincides in overlapping relationship with the top half.(See Figs. 11 and 12.) 'In'thisposition the slots II and I2 willregister with one another 'and'the stamp ;3 will be partially enclosed.In the next operation,

the top tab 6 of the backing sheet 4 is inserted through both thecoinciding slots H and I2, whereafter the doubl side flaps l3 and I4,and the end flaps l and I6, are folded inwardly so as to embrace theside and top edges respec- 5 tively of the backing sheet 4. With saidflaps held flush with the rear side thereof by a finger and thumb, thebacking heet 4 is attached to the mounting sheet I. The flaps |3, |4, |5and I 6 are prevented from unfolding by being located between the rearside of the backing sheet 4 and that portion of the mounting sheet Iwhich it covers and which would normally make contact with said rearside. The stamp 3 although clearly visible is now totally enveloped andboth sides of it are protected. As shown the backing sheet 4 is slightlylonger than is necessary for the accommodation of the stamp 3, therebyleaving a space I! for the marking on of information in connection withthe article exhibited, such as the catalogue number in the case of astamp.

In a modified construction the tabs of a backing sheet N! (Fig. 3) areeach provided with side ears l9 which have to be folded back on the tabsabout the fold lines 20 to permit of their insertion in a slit 2.Thereafter the ears H] are unfolded and act as locking means as clearlyshown in Fig. 1 in the mounting of a stamp 2| and in the mounting of astamped envelope 22.

In the latter case the necessarily large backing sheet 23 (Fig. 1) isprovided as shown with a pair of tabs on each of its top and bottomedges. Fig. 1 also shows the mounting of four stamps 24 on a singlebacking sheet 25.

It will be understood that the protective'wrapping sheet used toenvelope the stamped envelope 22, is provided with the necessaryadditional slots corresponding to the slots II and I2 of the wrappingsheet 5 to take the extra securing tab.

Fig. 5 shows a modified form of wrapping sheet provided with a singleslot 26 for the reception of a securing tab. In this case the stamp orthe like is placed face downwards within the rectangle defined by thefold lines 21, 23, 29 and 30. The flap 3| is then folded inwardly aboutits fold lin 30 to cover the stamp or the like. In this position the tabof a backing sheet is inserted through the slot 26, and the flaps 32,33,,

and 34 are thereafter folded inwardly about their "'50 respective foldlines 21, 29 and 28 so as to embrac the side and top edges of thebacking sheet, which is then attached to the mounting sheet aspreviously described.

Fig. 6 shows a modified form of backing sheet 5 having its opposite sideedges cut away as shown at 35 to provide locating means for theembracing side flaps 36 and 31 of the corresponding wrapping sheet shownin Fig. 8. In this case both the flaps 38 and 39 are folded inwardly inoverlapping relationship over the article such as a postage stamp whichas previously described is placed face downwards within the rectangledefined by the fold lines of the four flaps. Fig. 7

shows a variation of the construction shown in 5 Fig. 6, in which slits40 take the place of the cut away edges 35. In this case the side flaps35 and 37 are inserted through said slits and thereafter foldedinwardly.

Figure 9 shows the employment of yet a further modified form of backingsheet 4| and corresponding wrapping sheet 42 shown in its unfoldedposition in Figure 10. In this case securing tabs 43 project from theopposite side edges of the backing sheet 4| and towards th top thereofinstead of from the top and bottom edges as in the previously describedmodifications. In assembling, the tabs 43 are inserted through the slots44 in the wrapping sheet 42 by a slight bending of the backing sheet 4|.After the embracing flaps have been folded inwardly as previouslydescribed, the tabs 43 are engaged in the horizontally paced slits 2a ofa mounting sheet Ia, as indicated by the left hand assembly in Figure 9.To enable adjacent backing sheets to be attached practically incontiguous relationship, every alternate backing sheet 45 is providedwith laterally projecting tabs 46 positioned towards the bottom edgethereof and engaging the rows of slits 2b as indicated by the right-handassembly in Figure 9. This arrangement, it will therefore be understoodrequires two sets of backing sheets and their corresponding wrappingsheets. The same result is obtained with one set of backing members andwrapping sheets, by arranging for the tabs projecting from the opposingsides thereof, to be in staggered relationship to one another.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that in the case ofusing the invention for the mounting of unused postage stamps, thegummed side as well as the printed or face side is fully protected bythe wrapping sheet.

The procedure in mounting a postage stamp as described above, shows theprinciple of this invention. In actual practice the backing member andthe protective wrapping would be manufactured and the two assembled andsold as a unit. Anyone desiring to use this invention would purchase theassembled backing member and protective wrapping, The protectivewrapping would be removed from the backing member and openedsufliciently to insert the stamp in proper position after which theprotective wrapping enclosing the stamp would be placed on the backingmember and the backing members secured to the album sheet.

What I claim is:

1. A mounting device for postage stamps and the like comprising, anarticle to be mounted, a mounting sheet provided with spaced slits, abacking sheet provided with tabs inserted in said slits and a protectivesheet of transparent material folded to cover both sides of saidarticle, said protective sheet comprising a portion overlying andcovering one side of said article, and flaps at least two of which arefolded to lie between the rear side of said backing sheet and themounting sheet to secure the article to the former without the use ofadhesive and at least one of which is folded to lie between said articleand the backing sheet to cover the rear surface of the former.

2. A mounting device for postage stamps or like articles, as claimed inclaim 1, wherein a slot through which a securing tab is inserted beforeinsertion thereof in a slit in the mounting sheet is provided in theprotective wrapping sheet along the fold line of a flap.

3. A mounting device for postage stamps and like articles as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the backing sheet is provided with slits to receive theflaps of the protective wrapping sheet which are folded inwardly inembracing relationship therewit 4. A mounting device for postage stampsand like articles as claimed in claim 1, wherein a backing sheet has itsopposite side edges cut away to provide locating means for the embracingflaps of the wrapping sheet.

5. A mounting device for postage stamps and the like comprising, anarticle to be mounted, a mounting sheet provided with spaced slits, abacking sheet provided with tabs inserted in said slits, and aprotective sheet of transparent material folded to cover both sides ofsaid article, said protective sheet comprising, a portion overlying andcovering one side of said article and four flaps two of which are foldedto lie between the rear side of said backing sheet and the mountingsheet to secure the article to the former without the use of adhesive,and two of which are folded to lie between said article and the backingsheet to cover the rear surface of the former.

6. A mounting device for postage stamps and the like, comprising, anarticle to be mounted, a mounting sheet provided with spaced slits, a

backing sheet provided with tabs inserted in said slits, and aprotective sheet of transparent material folded to cover both sides ofsaid article, said protective sheet being provided with two end flapsand two side flaps foldable inwardly over a main area which is at leasttwice the area of the article, said sheet being folded double about aline midway between the lines of fold of the two end flaps so as toenclose said article between theoverlapping and coinciding portions ofsaid main area, the overlapping and coinciding end flaps both beingfolded inwardly over one tab of the backing to lie between said sheetand the mounting sheet while the two opposing double side flaps arefolded inwardly over the two opposing sides of the backing sheet.

GUY HILL.

